17 May 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said this before and the HANSARD can bear me witness that the National Treasury under Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani under Article 219 has been violating the law. As we talk, 2020/2021 Financial Year is coming to an end and counties are owed more than Kshs100 billion.
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17 May 2021 in Senate:
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17 May 2021 in Senate:
How do you want counties to function when the National Treasury is violating Article 219 of the Constitution by not releasing sufficient funds? I wish when we were discussing this impeachment, almost the last tranche of Wajir County government funds was deposited in the accounts. I have seen they have allocated Kshs2.4 billion to the health department in Wajir County Government executive. As we discuss the impeachment of the governor, we should be keen to ask the National Treasury to release money so that our counties can function and services delivered.
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17 May 2021 in Senate:
Sen. M. Kajwang’ raised an important point. He said at the national level, you will find a Cabinet Secretary in charge of health discussing irrelevancies as opposed to stating when we are getting the second AstraZeneca vaccine. Should we impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta? Should we move a Motion of no confidence against Mutahi Kagwe because he is busy discussing BBI as opposed to telling us when the vaccines will be available in the country? Those are serious issues that we must ask ourselves. As we talk today, Kenyans are yet to receive vaccines. The only strategy or - I do ...
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17 May 2021 in Senate:
Finally, I support the County Assembly on the move for autonomy. There is a gap. We need to put legislation so that they can have a vote in the National Treasury. We had the issue of Mombasa County and I remember we sat in the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and discussed with the County Assembly and County Executive on where the funds were being starved by the Executive so that the County Assembly does not function properly. The County Assembly should be autonomous going forward into the future.
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17 May 2021 in Senate:
Since I will make my decision after consulting the oracles and talk to Koitalel Arap Samoei and many others, I want to appeal to the people of Wajir County Assembly and specifically the Governor, if you survive this, there is a lot of work that needs to be done in Wajir County Government. There is a Petition on corruption in Wajir County. Not all is well in Wajir County. Governor, even if you survive, you must go back and deliver for those people. You have served as a Cabinet Secretary and an Ambassador, why do you not use those managerial ...
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11 May 2021 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir,
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11 May 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a Petition you were supposed to read I had a specific interest on it. Have we rescheduled it?
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11 May 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is sad to discuss our colleague. You have the discretion, at any point in time, to reconsider and relook at your decision. Sen. Mwaura showed me a pre-existing court order that was up to 20th May, 2021. Since you are our father, you are supposed to protect all of us. You are our last line of defence. We expect that when anything comes before you, especially on your colleagues Senators, being our leader in this House, you will take time to consult and relook. The advantage that existed is that you already had a ...
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11 May 2021 in Senate:
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